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• Blog / People & Identities

  everything i think i’m not (rush, part 2) and what it would take for me to be it

  

  Process, had did the thing.  But as I stared into the hypnotic pastel of ... , the frats seemed to send out a few guys into the foray of frosh to find ... I walked back into the sunshine outside of the tent and pulled out my

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • November 25, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 3 is third time the charm??? questionable

  

  knowledge. Looking out into the future, any of the three options I mentioned ... that I've found a little niche in the world of MIT that I fit into, and ... The hell of fall semester is finally over and I have resurfaced from

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  , interviews were in frequency of about two per week, and I was focusing more on ... post as a reflection of how I regretfully spent some of my time during application season, and I aim to persuade some of you to handle it differently

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Building a Ballpit The trials and tribulations of an impromptu rush project

  

  spare scraps of plywood lie around the floor, half-transformed into witty ... important things to know when designing a ballpit.) With the help of some ... ’d screwed the floor into place, we had to build the wall. Despairing of ever

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  unwittingly snapped a picture of me in Diff Eq. around Valentine’s Day http ... .org/topics/life/student_life_culture/valentines_day_special_1.shtml) and continued to run into her with increasing frequency until ... recall we journeyed to New York City at the end of July and survived a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Unwinding how i destress

  

  lot of comfort in OTV content. Being so absorbed into social media for ... , here are some of the TV shows I've been watching. Raymond was really into ... Recently on @mitadmissions I asked what kind of blogs people wanted

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2020
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  A Summer in DC what i've been up to this summer!

  

  on how important it is to rest. It's a nice change of environment and ... Happy[annotation note="now end of lol"]middle of[/annotation]July! I ... of the school year that I still need to revisit. As Kano mentioned in

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • July 30, 2024
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  , super important in engineering! (On a side note, I passed out of 8 ... Class of '10: getting super ready and excited for school? I hope you ... !) so here it goes. IТƒфd like to preface this all with the statement of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  Dear Applicant to the Class of 2019, The long awaited season of ... most formative (and simply the best) years of your academic path. With ... ’t Procrastinate. Enjoy.You are among the oldest generation of students in your

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  surge protector. You should avoid having something plugged into each of ... new room at my fraternity giving you a list of things you need to make ... carefully select survey on a stratified sampling of the population of MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  member of a team in college is of real importance to me. Is it to you? ... spring here at MIT and spend a ton of time practicing, cross training and competing in my sports. I want to share my perspective on the pros and cons of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  Picture Yourself as a Worm if it helps, make it four-dimensional.

  

  The way we interact in our three-dimensional world is frankly kind of ... [annotation note="It's important to note how I am defining dimension here. By dimension, I refer to the number of independent directions on your space. The

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 6, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Glimpses Of My Messy World I know, I know - all of you are concerned with your Early Action status,…

  

  head-on shot of my desk. It's the place that I store my most important ... . It's a simple concept. If it's important, it's on my desk. Out of ... I know, I know - all of you are concerned with your Early Action

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Case of the Saturdays This is the true story of 5 mechanical engineers and 1 neuroscientist selected to spend…

  

  important aspects of any trip to a theme park...overpriced food. POLL: What ... birthplace of Anne Sullivan, tutor of Helen Keller, but I'll tell you this, I ... actually planned on sleeping in, I was out of the house by 7:30 and on my way

  • by Bryan
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Aiden Wrapped a year in review

  

  Rata wanted to spread any harm, but taking it as a peek into the perspective of ... essays an interesting insight into how every aspect of popular culture ... to prepare, so we went into the tournament with not a lot of prep and

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 3, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Rush Course 12 what it’s like to study Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT

  

  us out of the classroom and into the field. During my time as an ... Sciences (EAPS) and it’s one of the smallest majors at MIT, despite the breadth of our department. We study everything from the origins of life to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 6, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  applying sideways, beyond admissions a rendition of Petey's hit blog

  

  well beyond trying to get into college.   In my first couple of ... period that reinforced the importance of a balanced schedule since it was ... that would determine the entire course of my life. I thought that if the

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 22, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  **Edit: tagline no longer accurate as of 11/16/2015. Whoops! I don ... really important. Our gatherings revolve around meals. We pride ourselves on making yummy food, and making a lot of it. Cooking is a social event

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Forty-Five Still somehow worse than last term

  

  ’m taking this term. I’m taking a total of 45 credits, the fewest credits I’ve ever taken at MIT. Part of the reason for that is that one of my classes ... of other classes. For that reason, 21F.702 (Spanish II) and 14

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents Too… ...enjoy your visit!

  

  mind but there are a lot of activities planned for parents too. Obviously ... suggested events to attend and tips on making the most of your CPW experience. Parent’s Hospitality Lounge Grab a cup of coffee or tea and chat with

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 14, 2009